CSA CERTIFIED SENIOR ADVISOR EXAM 2026
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ When is the crucial period for retirement saving known as the
decision decade? Answer: 5 years before retirement and 5 years
after retirement.
◉ The main purpose of accreditation is to ensure that individuals
with the credential are providing services to the public in a
competent and ethical manner. Answer: FALSE
◉ A daughter explains to her father how an annuity might help him
pay for a home in a retirement community. She is providing this kind
of support: Answer: informational.
◉ Which statement is MOST LIKELY to be an older widow's attitude
after the loss of her husband? Answer: I expected to outlive my
husband and was prepared for the loss.
◉ An older wife has been her husband's primary caregiver since he
was diagnosed with Alzheimer's seven years ago. It is highly likely
that Answer: she feels a lot of dissatisfaction in the marriage.
,◉ An older widow and a single older man have lived next door to
each other for 10 years. He walks the widow's dog daily and she
cooks extra food for him several days a week. This relationship
illustrates Answer: interdependence.
◉ An older widower who lives alone MOST LIKELY seeks ongoing
connection and support from his Answer: friends.
◉ Which is the BEST way to communicate with a person who has
dementia? Answer: Say who you are when approaching and call the
person by name.
◉ A caregiver asks a patient with dementia who struggles to speak if
she needs anything. She doesn't respond so the caregiver assumes
she is fine. However, the patient is shivering. What is the BEST way
to help the caregiver? Answer: Advise her to be more attentive to the
patient's nonverbal communication.
◉ Pause after asking older adults a question, because if they do not
reply fairly quickly, it helps you detect a possible sign of early
dementia. Answer: FALSE
◉ Society may view older persons as being frail and in poor health,
and many older adults agree with that view, because they have
physical limitations. Answer: FALSE
,◉ An older woman who receives daily help from a home health care
aide has bruises on her forearms and legs. This is most likely a sign
of elder abuse. Answer: FALSE
◉ Select the best response(s) for Alzheimer's: Answer: Confused,
anxious, fearful, or other mood changes when outside comfort zone
◉ Which patient would most likely need palliative care? Answer: A
man, 68, has prostate cancer that has not responded to surgery or
treatment; the cancer has spread to his lungs.
◉ Back pain, loss of height, stooped posture, curved spine, bone
fractures (especially hip, vertebrae, and wrist) Answer: Symptoms of
osteoporosis
◉ Brain fitness will prevent the development of dementia. Answer:
FALSE
◉ Vascular cognitive impairment is a common dementia caused by a
heart attack. Answer: FALSE
◉ Symptoms of early Alzheimer's that don't impair daily functioning
include changes in short-term memory and increasing difficulty
doing tasks such as paying bills. Answer: TRUE
, ◉ Which is the BEST way to diagnose dementia? Answer: Conduct
one or more mental and physical evaluations.
◉ Which is a characteristic of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)?
Answer: a noticeable, measurable decline in cognitive function
◉ Which type of dementia is reversible? Answer: pseudodementia
◉ Which activity would MOST LIKELY reduce the risk of developing
Alzheimer's? Answer: a water aerobics class
◉ An older adult with dementia is visibly agitated and refuses to
take her medication. How should her caregiver handle the situation?
Answer: Have her do something fun and try to give her the
medication afterward.
◉ An older widow is forgetting things like paying bills and where
her car is parked. Which is the BEST way her son can help her?
Answer: Take her to her doctor for a physical exam.
◉ Which of the following is a symptom of dementia, not depression?
Answer: Difficulty organizing; losing things
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ When is the crucial period for retirement saving known as the
decision decade? Answer: 5 years before retirement and 5 years
after retirement.
◉ The main purpose of accreditation is to ensure that individuals
with the credential are providing services to the public in a
competent and ethical manner. Answer: FALSE
◉ A daughter explains to her father how an annuity might help him
pay for a home in a retirement community. She is providing this kind
of support: Answer: informational.
◉ Which statement is MOST LIKELY to be an older widow's attitude
after the loss of her husband? Answer: I expected to outlive my
husband and was prepared for the loss.
◉ An older wife has been her husband's primary caregiver since he
was diagnosed with Alzheimer's seven years ago. It is highly likely
that Answer: she feels a lot of dissatisfaction in the marriage.
,◉ An older widow and a single older man have lived next door to
each other for 10 years. He walks the widow's dog daily and she
cooks extra food for him several days a week. This relationship
illustrates Answer: interdependence.
◉ An older widower who lives alone MOST LIKELY seeks ongoing
connection and support from his Answer: friends.
◉ Which is the BEST way to communicate with a person who has
dementia? Answer: Say who you are when approaching and call the
person by name.
◉ A caregiver asks a patient with dementia who struggles to speak if
she needs anything. She doesn't respond so the caregiver assumes
she is fine. However, the patient is shivering. What is the BEST way
to help the caregiver? Answer: Advise her to be more attentive to the
patient's nonverbal communication.
◉ Pause after asking older adults a question, because if they do not
reply fairly quickly, it helps you detect a possible sign of early
dementia. Answer: FALSE
◉ Society may view older persons as being frail and in poor health,
and many older adults agree with that view, because they have
physical limitations. Answer: FALSE
,◉ An older woman who receives daily help from a home health care
aide has bruises on her forearms and legs. This is most likely a sign
of elder abuse. Answer: FALSE
◉ Select the best response(s) for Alzheimer's: Answer: Confused,
anxious, fearful, or other mood changes when outside comfort zone
◉ Which patient would most likely need palliative care? Answer: A
man, 68, has prostate cancer that has not responded to surgery or
treatment; the cancer has spread to his lungs.
◉ Back pain, loss of height, stooped posture, curved spine, bone
fractures (especially hip, vertebrae, and wrist) Answer: Symptoms of
osteoporosis
◉ Brain fitness will prevent the development of dementia. Answer:
FALSE
◉ Vascular cognitive impairment is a common dementia caused by a
heart attack. Answer: FALSE
◉ Symptoms of early Alzheimer's that don't impair daily functioning
include changes in short-term memory and increasing difficulty
doing tasks such as paying bills. Answer: TRUE
, ◉ Which is the BEST way to diagnose dementia? Answer: Conduct
one or more mental and physical evaluations.
◉ Which is a characteristic of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)?
Answer: a noticeable, measurable decline in cognitive function
◉ Which type of dementia is reversible? Answer: pseudodementia
◉ Which activity would MOST LIKELY reduce the risk of developing
Alzheimer's? Answer: a water aerobics class
◉ An older adult with dementia is visibly agitated and refuses to
take her medication. How should her caregiver handle the situation?
Answer: Have her do something fun and try to give her the
medication afterward.
◉ An older widow is forgetting things like paying bills and where
her car is parked. Which is the BEST way her son can help her?
Answer: Take her to her doctor for a physical exam.
◉ Which of the following is a symptom of dementia, not depression?
Answer: Difficulty organizing; losing things
